Everyone watching channel S5 had a feeling of disbelief and absurdity.
Hearing the location of the ore?
At a time when most detection devices were affected by magnetic fields and energy fields and were unable to pinpoint the exact location, just by relying on his two ears, he could pinpoint the location of the ore?
Was that even possible?!
If they had not seen the live broadcast with their own eyes, if the person speaking had not been planet Baiji's commanding officer with his lieutenant general insignia, the online audience would surely have sneered in disdain.
But now, they had no choice but to believe it!
Almost immediately after Shanta finished speaking, many people received push notifications, one after another.
The push notifications from the many electronic magazines they subscribed to all told them that planet Baiji had really discovered a grade A power ore!
It was like a race between every news agency, competing to see who would be the first to publish the most eye-catching news.
As Project Starlight's only official news agency, First Frontline reaped the benefits.
The first news they published about planet Baiji's grade A power ore included many photos and videos, all taken by Kevin Lin in the mine. Most of them had not been broadcast during the live broadcast. One of the photos was taken when Fang Zhao had excavated the first piece of grade A power ore. Besides Fang Zhao and Kevin Lin, Hayden and a few old miners were also in the photo.
This report described the discovery of the ore in even more detail. Practically the moment it was released, it was quoted by all the major media outlets and pushed out as the headline.
When Hayden found out about this, he was overjoyed. He had never imagined that a small fry like him would actually make the headlines of all the major news agencies in his lifetime! Although it was just a supporting role, it was enough for him to brag about for decades!
An hour after the live broadcast ended, the military dispatched additional personnel to planet Baiji. The Academy of Science HQ also dispatched a team to accompany the military. According to First Frontline, this team included seven senior mining engineers.
Seven!
And all of them were engineers from the academy!
In the past, the academy would only send one young engineer to planet Baiji, a planet at the back of the development sequence, just to increase the staff's experience and qualifications. It was similar to "training at the grassroots level." Now, they had directly sent out seven senior mining engineers. Their purpose was obvious even without saying it.
Furthermore, this was only a small portion of the team. Who knew if there were more important personnel heading over.
Three hours after the end of the live broadcast, channel S5 started another live broadcast. This time, the live broadcast was shorter and mainly focused on Shanta's speech. He told the audience that the old detector, after some initial adjustments and limited upgrades, had detected a large amount of grade A power ore underground. It might not be accurate, and they would have to wait for the professional team from the General Hospital and the latest detector to arrive.
Upgrading planet Baiji's old machine in three hours was really a huge investment. The data was still not very accurate. Luckily, they had already obtained two grade A power ore that had been excavated to provide useful data. This had saved the engineers a lot of time when setting up the parameters. Otherwise, even if Shanta had a gun pointed at them, they might not have been able to do it in such a short time.
Shanta was very pleased with himself in the live broadcast, flaunting his wealth like he was crying about his poverty.
"We are poor. The detectors we use are still old models. Upgrading them is too difficult. Now, we don't have any equipment that can ignore the energy field and accurately locate ores. We can only trouble Fang Zhao."
Shanta would not forget Fang Zhao's meritorious service. He beamed at the camera. "Speaking of which, if Fang Zhao had not come to our planet Baiji for military service, we would not have discovered the new power ore so quickly.
As the mining area expanded and continued to extend underground, there was a chance that it would be discovered by some young military personnel someday, but no one could be sure how long they would have to wait.
Edmund, who had originally planned to transfer to civilian work, was even more grateful. Luckily, Fang Zhao had come to planet Baiji for military service this year. If not for Fang Zhao, he might have directly transferred and left, leaving this lucrative job to someone else.
Shanta was showing off in all sorts of ways during the live broadcast, but in his heart, he was also lamenting that it had not been easy to guard this bitter place all these years!
Planets on the development sequence were classified according to their energy sources, and the numerical grading system nailed them to the back of the development sequence.
Planet Baiji's development sequence was too far behind. All these years, its equipment had not been able to keep up. Since the probes used by the exploratory spaceships back when they had discovered planet Baiji had not been able to discover the grade A power ore buried deep underground, they had continued to use that old detector and still had not been able to discover anything.
All these years, it was not that Shanta had not thought of doing another probe, but the machine was old and there was no money to upgrade it. His requests for a replacement had been rejected time and time again. Furthermore, planet Baiji had indeed not made any major discoveries all these years, so he had stopped daydreaming. Instead, he had developed a lazy mindset.
So far, there was only one planet with grade A power ore, and it was a planet that was not suitable for human habitation. Sealed off military bases and advanced laboratories had been built there, and these were all highly classified places. Normal people simply had no way of getting involved.
There were three planets on the development sequence for grade A power ore. One of them was not suitable for human habitation, and the plan was to build a military base and laboratory branch there. The other two grade A planets were the focus of the immigration plan. One of them had already been built as a tourist area, and people from well-off families had gone there for a vacation.
Grade A had seven stars.
It seemed like the numbers were small, but basically, all resources were given to the four planets at the top of the development sequence. As for the planets at the bottom of the sequence, whoever had the ability could fish for more military expenditures and resources. Those who did not have the ability could just continue to wait. When the day came when the planets at the top were more or less developed and the facilities were mature, immigration would begin. Then, according to the sequence, it would be your turn. Planet Baiji belonged to the category of planets at the bottom.
But now, everything was different.
Planet Baiji was going to strike it rich!
Planet Baiji's position on the development sequence was really going to leap forward!
This was what everyone who knew about this thought.
Ore companies and many investors were also making their moves.
Regret?
Regret!
Regret that they had not made the first move.
For example, this was like a small backward village that had been waiting for poverty alleviation, but it had suddenly undergone a magnificent transformation and become a state-level new district!
In the past, investors and ore companies had been reluctant to give out alms, putting on airs and waiting for people to come knocking on their doors. Now, even if they had money, they might not be able to squeeze in and get a share of the pie.
"A superstorm caused by a small celebrity," a certain critic said.
However, netizens did not quite agree with this statement.
"Small celebrity? If we are talking about popularity, Fang Zhao can no longer be considered a small celebrity, right? "
"Indeed, Shanta said that Fang Zhao has the world's most expensive ear. By 'world,' he should be referring to planet Baiji, right? From the way I see it, how could it be planet Baiji's most expensive ear? It is simply a national treasure! "
In the notes left behind by people during the Period of Destruction, it was said not to be overly reliant on machines. When the day came when the machines could no longer operate, when the omnipotent high technology could no longer hold its head up in the face of the miraculous nature, individual ability would determine life and death.
Now, planet Baiji's situation had proven this point. Without Fang Zhao, planet Baiji's grade A power ore would not have been released so quickly!
"How much do you guys think those two ears of Fang Zhao are worth?"
"Just now, I saw someone comparing Fang Zhao to the mythical Diting from myths and legends."
"Although it is not as exaggerated as in myths and legends, it is indeed superhuman."
"Hahaha! I saw an artist's drawing of Fang Zhao transforming into a beast. I'll show you guys. "
There was yet another artist online who was itching to draw a picture of Fang Zhao because of this incident. However, this time, it was not a muscular figure. It was not a human at all!
Curious netizens clicked on it. A tiger's head, a lion's tail, a dragon's body, dog's ears, unicorn's legs... Woah! Wasn't this the mythical Diting from myths and legends?
At the bottom of the drawing, the artist had left a note: "Fang · Diting · Zhao!"
Fang Zhao's nickname, "Diting," followed this drawing and spread across various forums.
This time, Silver Wing Media did not even have to make a move. News of "Fang Zhao, a Silver Wing Media artiste, unearths grade A power ore" had already spread all over the world.
Zu Wen browsed the news online and asked the studio staff, "Boss, why is the commotion from his military service even bigger than before his military service?"
Jinro and the others, who had just come out of the gaming room, lamented in their hearts. Only Fang Zhao could cause such a commotion from his military service.
"This is only the first day of his official military service. His military service lasts for a year. There won't be any big incidents in the future, right?" Schwarzer asked.
Jinro had wanted to reply with, "Why would there be so many big incidents?" but the words stopped at the tip of his tongue.
The entire virtual projects department suddenly quietened down. Everyone entered a strange state of silence.
While the people outside were making a ruckus, Fang Zhao received a real-time call from Duan Qianji.
Now that planet Baiji had relaxed the time limit for real-time communications, Fang Zhao, as the hero who had contributed greatly this time, had the right to enjoy real-time communications.
In the video call, Duan Qianji seemed to be in a good mood.
"A few old friends have found me. They want to invite you to participate in their programs after your military service. Oh, there is also an invitation from Fiery Bird. They want you to shoot a commercial for their new earphones that they will be launching next year."
Someone who could contact Duan Qianji directly was definitely not a small fry.
"Whether it is a variety program or an invitation from a big manufacturer, they will wait until you return. They are eyeing your ears. These two ears of yours are worth quite a lot now. They promise that if you agree, they will buy a huge amount of insurance for you in advance. They only hope that when the time comes for your military service to end, you will consider them first. "
Duan Qianji gave Fang Zhao a simple rundown of the advertisement. After that, the smile on her face faded and became somewhat serious. "There is one more thing."
"Speak." Fang Zhao indicated that he was listening attentively.
"The First Frontline report said that the newly discovered A-grade power ore contained a new element?"
Fang Zhao nodded. "Mmhm."
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